Ol' THE MONASTERY 01' ST. GALL. 97 There was a second altar to the east of the higli altar, and this was dedicated to St. Paul. The sides of the presbytery and the apse were lined with benches'. On the steps of the preshytery, to the north and sonth, arc placed altars of St. Be- nedict and St.Cohnnbanus,each altar having a small enclosure or rail like those of the side aisles*. To the west of the steps the choir of the singers, " chorm psaUentiurii" is enclosed by screens that occupy the space of the crossing. This choir has lateral doors, which open into the long passages or gangways that lead, as already described, along the inner sides of the aisles, and terminate in the doors leading to the crypt. Pos- sil)ly this arrangement was made to facilitate processions, which would thus pass completely round the church, visiting in turn all the altars of the side aisles and circumscribing the confcssionary. It is besides probable that some altars were placed in the crypt which do not appear in the plan. The choir has also a door in the western screen, and four seats or desks, "formula," which are placed so that the singers would turn either to the east or to the west, but it does not appear Avhich. Westward of the choir another set of screens extends from ])illar to pillar, so as to enclose a space wdiich has two doors to the Avest. In the western part of this enclosure, and in the central line of the nave, is placed the pulpit, " amho" of a circular form ; and against the eastern or choir screen, on each side of the choir door, is an rmalof/h/m, or reading desk. These are inscribed '■' analoqia adlegeiidum!' At the west end of the church there is an altar to St. Peter, in the middle of the apse, and a seat runs round the concavity. But neither in this apse or in the eastern one is the usual pa- triarchal throne indicated. The platform of this apse is raised luent offices and for the preservation of sons. Accordingly a similar desk or " can- tlic convent library. A complete list of tariiim," as it was called, was set up in the the abbots to A.D. 1530, by J. Vadianus, church of St. Gall, under the direction of is given in G. p. L50. Romanus, about the altar of the Apostles,
- ■ The altar of St. Paul is distinguished and upon this was deposited the authentic
by the follow inn- line — " ///c Pauli dignos copy of the antiphoniriuni which he had muani relehramiis hoiiorcs." brought with him from Rome. — Ekke- ■» Charlemagne obtained from Pope hardi minimi de Vit. B. Notkeri, cap. ix. Adrian two teachers of the Gregorian G. 3.19. chant, one of whom, named Romanus, was '" This enclosed space has the inscrip- detained at St. Gall on his road to Metz tion " Hie evan^eliacce recitatiir lectio pa- by sickness, and remained there teaching ci.i" in the midst between the analogia and the monks. At Rome it seems that they the mnhn. had a certain desk fixed in the church, >= This altar has the line "Hie Petrus upon which the genuine antiphonariiim cvcksiw paslnr surlilnr Iwiiorem," and the was deposited for the inspection of all per- apse is inscribed " f.icdia."
